Ship&#39;s electric range.



F. M. VOGEL.

SHIPS ELECTRIC RANGE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 12 1913.

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UNITED STATES PATENT orrron.

FREDERICK M. VOG-EL, OF PITTSFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR T0 GENERALELECTRIC COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 12, 1913. Serial No. 773,168.

To all whom it may. concern:

a citizen of the United States, residing at Pittsfield, inthe county ofBerkshire, State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Ships Electric Ranges, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to electric heating devices and more particularlyto electric ranges which are designed for usewhere the space in whichthe'same are placed is very limited, as for instance. on shipboard. Insuch ranges it is of primary importance that the parts he so arranged asto give easy and convenient access for cleaning and that all the partswhich are liable to be injured by heat or contaminated by grease orother sub- Wstances be well protected. 20

The objects of the present invention are to design a stove which willfulfil the above re uirements in a novel manner.

will first describe my invention and then point out the novel featuresthereof in the claims. T

In the drawings Figure 1 is a perspective In the drawings like referencecharacters refer to like parts in the different views.

The base 1, the upper portion only of which is illustrated in thedrawing, is shown as being provided at the back with suitable electricterminals 2. The front 3 and sides 4.0f this base .are provided withinturned flanges 3 and 4 respectively. Fastened in suitable bearings atthe back of the stove is a rod 5 upon which pivot the hot plates orheater plates 6, four such plates being shown in the drawing. Each plate6 is shown as being made up of a rectangular frame 7 provided with acurved lip 8 at the front for resting on inturned flanges 3, and twoheating units 9. These frames are removably fastened to pivot on the rod5 by means present invention and further explanation s deemed unnecessarv The lower plate 10 is strengthened by diagonal ribs 12 on the lowersurface thereof. Suitably supported by and insulated from angle irons 13carried by the frames 7, are bus rods 14 to which the wires 15 leadingfrom the res1stance elements are attached. These bus rods are connectedto terminals 2 by flexible connectors 16 By the use of the bus rods amore rigid structure is formed and at the same time no ordinaryinsulated wire is exposed to the heat or to dirt and grease which mightaccumulate. It will be clear that these metal bus rods can be readilycleaned along with the remainder of the range.

Suitably supported in the base l'directly beneath the hot plates 6 arethe drip pans l7. In the present instance two of these pans areillustrated each extending half way across the base 1 and connectedtogether at 18. It is evident. however. that a single drip pan may beused or more than two may be used, the exact number not being material.By the arrangement described the drip pans are readily accessible forcleansing or for other purposes, all that is necessary being merely toraise the plates 6 by lifting on the front ends thereof. Thisarrangement has decided advantages over the types of ranges where it isnecessary to slide the drip pan forward in order to obtain access to it,since it enables the range to be placed in a much more limited space andat the same time makes access thereto much more convenient.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the UnitedStates, is

1. In an electric heater, a base, a heating unit pivoted thereon,terminals located adjacent said unit, bus rods carried by and extendingbeneath said unit, electrical connections between the bus rods and theheating unit, and flexible electrical connections be tween said bus rodsand said terminals.

2. In an electric heater, a pivoted frame, a plurality of heating unitscarried thereby, bus rods carried by and extending beneath said frame,electric terminals located adjacent said frame, electric connectionsbetween the bus rods and each of the heating units, and connectionsbetween the bus rods and said terminals.

3. In an electric heater,a base, a heating unit pivoted thereon, forminga flat surface above for the reception of articles to be Patented Mar.7,1916;

heated, bus rods carried underneathand ex tending along saidheating'unit, electric ter-v minals, and electric connections leadingfrom'the bus rods to said heating unit and to said terminals,respectively.

4. In an electric heater, a base, a frame pivoted to said base, aplurality of. heating units carried by said frame and forming a flatsurface above for the reception of arti;.- cles to be heated, bus rodscarried by said with a' chamber, a heating unit pivotally mounted abovesaidchamber, and formed with a flat top surface for the reception ofarticles to be heated,- bus rods extending 7 along and beneath saidheating unit, terminals located adjacent said heating unit, elece tricconnections between said bus rods and v the heating unit, and flexibleelectric connections between said bus rods and said termmals. 4

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 10th day of June1913.

FREDERICK M. VOGEL.

Witnesses:

A. K. NUGENT, H; B. NUGENT.

